Rocking-horse



H. MEISTER ROQKNG HORSE Original Filled Feb. 16. 1918 .Ewald- PatentedDec.. 25, i923.

y srt-trs hemd@ HERMAN IVIESTER, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSEN, ASSGNOR, BYMESNE ASSGNMENTS,

TO B. G. EDGERTON, OF GCONMO'WGC, KVSCONSN.

ROCKING-HORSE.

Application filed February 16, 1918, Serial No. 21,749. RenewedSeptember 22, 192D. Serial No. 412,067.

To all 'whom t may concer/n.:

Be it known that I, HERMAN MEISTER, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee, and

State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements inRocking-Horses, of

which the following is a description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

The invention relates to toys and more particularly to rocking horses orhobby horses as they are sometimes called.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a toy of this kindwherein the horse is mounted upon a wheeled support which is detachablysecured to therocker so that the toy may be used asa rocking horse or vas a vehiclewhich may be pushed about the floor by the child sitting onthe horse.

A further object of this invention is to improve toys of this kind byproviding a knockdown rocker, the parts of which can be readilyv packedinto small space for ready shipment. f

members, each of which is composed of separate parts which aredetachably but securely joined together and which ymay be readily placedin knocked-down condition. Another advantage 0f making the rockermembers in two parts is that they may be cut so that the grain of thewood runs lengthwise and thus prevent liability of breaking ofi' theends which happens in the case of a rocker member made in one longcontinuous piece.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter setforth.

In the drawings:l

Fig. 1 is a view of a toy horse embodying the invention taken on theYline 1--1 of Fig. 2; t

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the device, parts being broken awayand partsbeing shown in section;

' Fig. 3 is a detail view of a modified form of frame connection betweenthe rocker elements;

Fig. 4 is a section taken onthe line L1---4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a of connection between the rocker members;

detail View of a modiied form A further object of the invention `is to`provide a rocker, comprising side rocker the parts O @1.1% 0f' Fig. 6 isa detail view of another form of connection between the parts of one ofthe rocker members.

In `the drawings, the numeral 8 designates The end frame members 16consist of v blocks having medially disposed elongated slots 17 thereinfor adjustably receiving boltsv 18 which pass through apertures 19 inthe platform 9, the blocks and platform being removably secured togetherby said bolts provided with washers 2O and wing nuts 21. When the baseor platform 9 is secured or mounted on the end frame or spacingmembers16, it assists in rigidlyl supporting and bracing the rocker members 14.This is a very desirable feature, especially when the rocker members arecon` structed of separable parts connected together. The wheeledAplatform also funcA tions to connect and strongly brace the legs of thehorse, so that the platform and horse can be removed from the rockersand used independently thereof as a wheeled toy without risk of the legsof the horse being broken in rough handling as there would be if theywere not braced and connected by the base or platform. Each of theseblocks is bolted to the rocker members 14 by bolts 23 passing throughapertures 23.- in said blocks and apertures 25 in said rocker membersand provided with nuts 26 disposed in recesses 27 in said blocks at theinner ends of the apertures 24. Y

ln the preferred construction, each of the two part rocker members 14 ismade of two similai` separate parts detachably oined together by dowelpins 28 secured at the innerend to, one of the parts and fitting inapertures 29 in the inner end of the other part.

In addition to beingkbraced and connected together by the vend framemembers 16, these two part rocker members are detachably' connected andbraced.- through the transverse frame member 15 by means of dowel pins30 secured to the member 15 and fitting in apertures 31 adjacent theends or each one of the parts of the two part rocker members and bymeans of bolts 32 passing through apertures 33 in eacli of the parts ofthe rocker members and through apertures 34 in the member 15 to whichthey are secured by nuts 35 disposed in recesses 36 in said member Itwill bey seen, therefore, that the centralV block orV frame member 15acts as a combined spacing and connecting means. The parts of eachrocker member are first joined together by dowel pins 28"'a`nd apertures29 in the inn'crends. The block 15 isnow placed in position and thejoined ends of the rocker member parts are connected thereto by bolts32and dowel pins 30,. The joined ends olf the rocker member parts aretherefore `Vlrigidly and firmly connected together by most effectiveconnecting joints while the rocker members are also firmly held inspaced relation.

I'nF ig.- 3 I have shown a somewhat different connection for securingthe parts of the rock-er members together and for connecting-said spacedapart members together. In this instance the parts -of each rockermember are joined together by connecting blocks 36 and bolts 37 passingthrough said bioclrs and the parts of'said members, and a central framemember 38 is secured to Vsaid rocker members and said block-s 36 bybolts 39 which are disposed in the member 38 in a manner similar to thatof the memberl as will be apparent from the drawings.

Instead of making the parts of the rocker members separable, I maysecure them together by a hinge 40 in the side as shown in Fig. 5 or bya hinge 41 on the top as shown in Fig. 6.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4; inclusive, the parts of therocker members are first secured together and then the rocker membersare secured to the frame members 16 by the bolts 23 and to the framemembers 15 or 38 by the bolts 32 or 39.

In the constructions shown in Figs. 5 and 6 asthe partsI of the rockermembers are already 'secured together by the hinges, the rocker membersare securedv to the frame members 15 and 16 by the bolts 23 and 32.

In either case the platform is then mounted upon the rocker frame andsecured thereto by the bolts- 13 and nuts 21 though the horse may beremoved from the rocker frame at any time and moved about on the wheels12.-

As the rocker members are divided in two lengthwise of each part Vof therocker member and thusprevent liability to breakage in shipment or'inuse. Y

With this construction with the Vparts assembled the child can sitastride of the horse and rock back and forth on theplatform; or thehorse may be removed from the rocker frame and the child sittinga'stri'de the horse may move around with the aid of the wheeledplatform. Y n 1 Vhat I claim as my inventionnis:

l. In a toy, a rocker frame' comprising two-part rocker members, meansVfor detachably securing the parts ofV each rocker member together, endblocks, means for detachably securing said rocker membersV to said endblocks,.a `central frame member disposed! adjacent the adjoiningv partsof Vhorse', aplatform upon whichisaidhorse'is n'iounted,` two-partrocker members, means for detachably securing the parts iofeachV .rockermember together, end blocks, means for detachably securingV saidplatform there- Veach of4 the two-part rocker members, Vand to, meansfor detachably securing said'rocker members to said end blocks, acentral frame member disposedV adjacentv the adjoining arts; of each ofthe twofpart rocker memers, and means for detachably securingthe partsofeach rocker'member to said central frame member. f

3.*In`a toy, a rocker frame comprising rocker members, and transverseframe members, each rocker member being composed of two parts, dowe-lpins joiningV the inner end of said parts together, and bolts joiningthe parts of each of the rocker members to` the transverse frame fmembers.

4. A rocking horse comprising, in combination, a toy horse, a platformupon which said horse is mounted, rocherV members, end blocks, means fordetachably securing said platform thereto, means for detachably'securing ysaid rocker members to sa-ifd end blocks, a central Vframememberdisposed in#l termediate saidend'blocks and means forY detachablysecuring said rocker members to said central frame member.vr l.

5. A rocking horse comprising, in 'combination, a toy horse, a platformuponwhich s'a-id horse is mounted, rocker members, spacing Vblocks formaintainingy the rocker members in,V spaced relation, means fordetachably securing saidv rocker members to said spacing blocks andmeans for detachably'securing said platform to said spacing blocks.

.6i A rocking horsecomprising, in -com' bination, a toy horse, aplatformupon which said horse i's'mounted, rocker members each composedof' separable parts, means for detachably securing the parte of eachrocker member together, detachable means for maintaining the rockermembers in spaced relation and means for detachably securing saidplatform to such spacing means.

7. A rocking horse comprising, in combination, rockermembers eachcomposed of separable parts, means for detachably joining the parts ofeach rocker member together, combined spacing and connecting meansabutting the joined parts and detachably 'connected thereto, whereby therocker member parts are rigidly connected together and the rockermembers maintained in spaced relation, a toy horse and means formounting said horse on said rocker members.

8. A rocking horse comprising, in combination, rocker members eachcomposed of separable parts, means for detachably joining the parts ofeach rocker member together, a combined spacing and connecting locklapping the joined parts and detachably connected thereto whereby therocker member parts are rigidly connected together and the rockermembers maintained in spaced relation, end spacing blocks detachablyconnected to said rocker members, a toy horse, a platform upon whichsaid horse is mounted and means for detachably securing said platform tosaid end spacing blocks.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

HERMAN MEISTER.

